Sumer Surname

24,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Sumer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sumer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India20,7801:36,9142,638
Philippines4911:206,18832,380
United States2141:1,693,733112,431
Indonesia641:2,066,394128,621
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Russia481:3,002,564162,760
Pakistan471:3,800,93427,883
England421:1,326,62059,571
Australia411:658,43245,385
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Moldova241:148,39015,621
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Austria191:448,18144,644
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Serbia151:476,33019,508
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
France31:22,140,907385,998
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1481:339,31526,182

The alternate forms: Sümer (22,284), Šumer (145) & Sumér (1) are calculated separately.

Sumer (70,095) may also be a first name.

Sumer Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sumer Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sumer (Arabic: سومر, Bengali: সুমের, Hindi: सुमेर, Marathi: सुमेर, Oriya: ସୁେମର, Russian: Сумер) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Sümer, Šumer or Sumér. Click here for other possible spellings of Sumer.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 24,441st most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 329,381 people. The last name Sumer is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Sumer live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sumer is also the 13,852nd most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 70,095 people.

The surname Sumer is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 20,780 people, or 1 in 36,914. In India Sumer is primarily found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 51 percent live, Meghalaya, where 38 percent live and Gujarat, where 3 percent live. Apart from India this surname exists in 55 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Sumer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sumer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sumer surname rose 145 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 280 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sumer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sumer last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Sumer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.24% less than the national average, earning R 96,852 per year; in United States they earn 1.33% more than the national average, earning $43,722 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.74% less than the national average, earning $36,895 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sümer9322,284/
Šumer93145/
Sumér931/
Summer918,629/
Shumer911,461/
Saumer91381/
Sumere91282/
Soumer91244/
Szumer91143/
Sumeer91103/
Seumer9130/
Sumeir9120/
Sumert9117/
Suumer9117/
Suemer9112/
Suimer916/
Sumetr914/
Sumier911/
Susmer911/
Sumear911/
Sumeur911/
Sutmer910/
Scumer910/
Sumher910/
Sume8922,948/
Schumer832,057/
Saumier83867/
Soummer83263/
Szummer83204/
Soumier83185/
Szumert83119/
Soumere8338/
Sumeire8334/
Shoumer8328/
Sausmer8325/
Shummer8313/
Summerz837/
Summeir837/
Saumere833/
Summere833/
Shuimer832/
Shumert831/
Shumier831/
Summear831/
Summerd831/
Suthmer831/
Sumierz831/
Suttmer831/
Summier831/
Sheumer831/
Susmere831/
Susmmer831/
Summert830/
Summerr830/
Shaumer830/
Suhmier830/
Shume8019,243/
Somer805,455/
Sumie801,023/
Soume80852/
Sumee80644/
Summe80634/
Sumei80605/
Cumer80551/
Žumer80488/
Sumey80471/
Saume80438/
Zumer80397/
Seume80313/
Sumet80170/
Sumre80155/
Sumeh80125/
Sumes80124/
Sumir80107/
Jumer8075/
Sumed8070/
Sumej8039/
Sumea8020/
Susme8018/
Siume8010/
Suime808/
Sumez803/
Sumep801/
Sómer801/
Sumeu801/
Suume801/
Suyme801/
Sumge801/
Schummer771,796/
Szumierz77178/
Schoumer77104/
Schuimer7798/
Schumert7790/
Scheumer7758/
Schuemer7742/
Soumeire7733/
Schaumer7723/
Sumerová7722/
Sumerova777/
Soummeur772/
Sahaumer771/
Suttmeir771/
Soumhere771/
Schutmer770/
Shumeard770/
Sommer73121,480/
Shumet737,730/
Sumair733,991/
Summey733,199/
Shumie732,598/
Shimer732,005/
Shomer731,340/
Sumire731,339/
Sumesh731,152/
Soumir73784/
Sumets73652/
Soomer73589/
Cummer73588/
Saumet73581/
Shumei73491/
Soumey73491/
Zeumer73384/
Sumitr73343/
Zummer73315/
Suimei73234/
Sumeet73173/
Soumet73158/
Shumey73142/
Soumie7387/
Schume7373/
Soemer7371/
Summie7356/
Zusmer7350/
Sumihe7348/
Sumedh7347/
Chumer7343/
Saumey7343/
Jumert7334/
Jeumer7334/
Jummer7330/
Zoumer7326/
Somier7324/
Sümmer7322/
Søimer7319/
Summir7318/
Sumetz7317/
Someer7315/
Seumeu7314/
Summet7313/
Summes7312/
Summeh7310/
Susmet739/
Siumei739/
Soumei738/
Jumeer737/
Sumech736/
Zumert735/
Summee734/
Zuemer734/
Jumere734/
Joumer734/
Zumeer734/
Sumiea734/
Shoume734/
Suimie734/
Saumea733/
Sumyre733/
Susmea733/
Saumed733/
Summed732/
Saumir732/
Saumie732/
Suimez732/
Jusmer732/
Sumeed732/
Sohume732/
Szomer732/
Sahume732/
Soumes732/
Sutmee732/
Soumeh731/
Saumes731/
Zaumer731/
Somerz731/
Shumhe731/
Sumest731/
Summge731/
Sumeeh731/
Sumett731/
Zuhmer731/
Soumea731/
Sumeid731/
Jaumer731/
Zumerd731/
Zumere731/
Seumet731/
Seumme731/
Suimeh731/
Siumie731/
Sheume731/
Soumre731/
Szumir731/
Sumayr731/
Sumões731/
Suhmey731/
Jumear731/
Shumme731/
Shumyr731/
Siumey731/
Suimre731/
Zhumer730/
Suimey730/
Scimer730/
Suimet730/
Schumerth7188/
Summerová7143/
Schuemmer7114/
Schoumert7111/
Shumerova713/
Schuimmer713/
Schummert712/
Summerova712/
Schuttmer711/
Shahaumer711/
Schuhmeir711/
Some67182,845/
Sumi67147,171/
Suma6781,517/
Sumy673,719/
Süme672,749/
Sommier671,932/
Szommer67888/
Zume67601/
Djoumer67307/
Jaumeer67246/
Soumair67243/
Soemeer67182/
Shumeha67180/
Saumett67147/
Schimer67126/
Zausmer67124/
Schümer67123/
Shimmer6768/
Sumahey6756/
Soomere6754/
Sommerz6741/
Chaumer6740/
Suimets6739/
Shaumie6733/
Saumitr6733/
Shumets6732/
Schumet6727/
Zousmer6725/
Schumey6724/
Shaumir6724/
Chuimer6721/
Chummer6720/
Szimmer6718/
Shimeer6713/
Sutmire6712/
Szumetz6712/
Soemmer6712/
Szumecz6711/
Shommer6710/
Saumets679/
Soummey678/
Sumé677/
Giumher677/
Shoomer676/
Shoumei676/
Shumair676/
Shomehr676/
Schumes675/
Schumerová675/
Shumesh675/
Šume675/
Soomeer675/
Hsiumei674/
Sumeesh674/
Choumer674/
Shimier673/
Soumeeh673/
Soumesh673/
Summeyt673/
Summets673/
Sahaume673/
Summett672/
Chumere672/
Zoummer672/
Shuimei672/
Shiemer672/
Sommerr672/
Soummei672/
Xume672/
Çume672/
Ssommer671/
Schumme671/
Shoemer671/
Shomier671/
Shoumee671/
Summees671/
Summitr671/
Susmeet671/
Sumairt671/
Sumeash671/
Suymets671/
Sumahee671/
Sumè671/
Soumeïa671/
Soumhir671/
Souymey671/
Schoume671/
Schumej671/
Summmerová671/
Sumaire671/
Soummed671/
Shaumei671/
Sumaije671/
Schumez671/
Shumhei671/
Summair671/
Summeed671/
Shumire670/
Chusmer670/
Schumre670/
Summeis670/
Soumess670/
Sjutmet670/
Sutmair670/

Sumer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sumer in the Bengali language
সুমেরsumera-
Sumer in the Hindi language
सुमेरsumera99.45
सूमेरsumera0.5
सूमेराsumera0.01
सुमरेsumare0
कुमारkumara0
सुमरsumara0
सुमेराsumera0
सु़मेरsumera0
Sumer in the Oriya language
ସୁେମରsuemara96.97
ଶୁେମରsuemara3.03
Sumer in the Marathi language
सुमेरsumera65.6
सुमेरिंसगsumerinsaga24.92
सुमेरिंसहsumerinsaha6.54
सूमेरsumera0.92
सुमरsumara0.34
शुमेरsumera0.08
सुमेदsumeda0.08
सुगेरsugera0.08
सुमेराsumera0.08
सूमेऱsumera0.08
सुमेsume0.08
सुमारsumara0.08
सुमेनsumena0.08
सुमेशsumesa0.08
Sumer in the Russian language
Сумерsumer-
Sumer in the Arabic language
سومرswmr-

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